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Infectious triggers and novel therapeutic opportunities in childhood B cell leukaemia.
Nature reviews. Immunology - 1 Sept 2021
Cobaleda Cesar, Vicente-Dueñas Carolina, Sanchez-Garcia Isidro
Abstract excerpt
B cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (B-ALL) is the most common form of childhood cancer. Although treatment has advanced remarkably in the past 50 years, it still fails in ~20% of patients. Recent studies revealed that more than 5% of healthy newborns carry preleukaemic clones that originate in utero, but only a small percentage of these carriers will progress to overt B-ALL. The drivers of progression are...
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